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I have the small ball one ( looks like a hacky sack ball). YDS likes to tuck it under his chin when he concentrates on stuff. It is great when we do turn taking games. If he doesn't have it he will fidget all over and grab the skin on his neck until it is beat red. I find it to be very low key.

I don't know if it would be too different than real hair, but they have these squishy air-filled rubbery balls that have "hair" that can be pulled. I would only suggest it if he doesn't put stuff in his mouth, though.
My DS also has a Superman stressball. It looks like superman, has a real fabric cape coming off of it, but is still the consistency of a stressball that can be squeezed and manipulated.
Both of these types of items might give him something to ground himself.
If he's very visual, some sunglasses or a visor might help as well.

It helps my DS because he can control more visual input. He gets overwhelmed by the environment and focuses on putting stuff close to his face, waving stuff in front of his eyes, poking his eyes, keeping his head down, etc. when he wears sunglasses it cuts down on this need to a degree.
Every child is different, though.

My son is a big time visual stimmer. It's a tricky one to figure out what toys will help. He really likes pom-pom type things, slinkys, shiny things like pens with lots of bright streamers comming out of the tops of them (hope you know what I am talking about). I bought a 3 pack of led lights that are blue,red and green that have brush type things on them. They are made for kids and they fit on their fingers. http://www.amazon.com/LED-Finger-Lights-40-pcs/dp/B0045H0L1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385054712&sr=8-1&keywords=led+finger+lights This is the closest thing I could find! The ones I bought have a soft brush that is 3 inches long and connects to the light end. My son LOVES this toy. It is small and quiet (which I like) and it is very visually appealing to him. I found them at fred meyer in the cheap toy section.